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The Italian Job: Obfuscation and Influence at the WHO

The Italian Job: Obfuscation and Influence at the WHO

We follow up on our story of last week about the investigation of WHO’s senior official Ranieri Guerra in Bergamo. A trove of documents obtained by The Geneva Observer sheds light on the story itself. It also reveals some interesting discrepancies with the organization’s public communication. WHO: The

A WHO senior official is under investigation in Italy

An Italian investigation of a senior WHO official reveals the extent of what appears to be a concerted cover-up by the Italian health authorities and WHO’s higher echelons to suppress a damning WHO report on Italy’s unpreparedness in reacting to the pandemic.

#48 The G|O Briefing, April 1, 2021

#48 The G|O Briefing, April 1, 2021

France on a spending spree for international organizations! - Washington and Caracas lock horns at the WTO - UN Geneva is alive and well

Major tensions between the UN and a Geneva building company

An investigation by the Geneva Observer exposes the details of a dispute between the UN and the Swiss construction giant Implenia. A poisonous relationship between the UN and Implenia September 25, 2019: The UN releases its sixth progress report on the Strategic Heritage Plan (SHP) project, the UN renovation project

Between Switzerland and China, a controversial agreement due for extension

Between Switzerland and China, a controversial agreement due for extension

Signed between Switzerland and China in December 2015, a bilateral agreement allows Chinese officials to operate in Switzerland and assist Swiss immigration officials in identifying illegal Chinese citizens. The left is unhappy, and so are many NGOs

Saudi Arabia, China, and Russia accuse UN Human Rights experts of breaching code of conduct

Saudi Arabia, China, and Russia accuse UN Human Rights experts of breaching code of conduct

Saudi Arabia accuses Agnès Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, of violating the Code of conduct of the rapporteurs.

Between Switzerland and China, a controversial agreement due for an extension

Between Switzerland and China, a controversial agreement due for an extension

Signed between Switzerland and China in December 2015, a bilateral agreement allows Chinese officials to operate in Switzerland and assist Swiss immigration officials in identifying illegal Chinese citizens. The revelation of the existence of that agreement is creating a fair amount of controversy

COVID-19 Response: Behind the scenes in Bern and Washington

The inside story on Donald Trump's decision to leave the WHO - Swiss disorganized response in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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